Two other people were arrested. Police said that Peruvian doctor Jaime Javier Garcia Caro (44 years old) and Colombian Jean Paul Perez Barraza (29 years old), who pretended to be an anesthesiologist, were caught red-handed in their homes.
The person responsible for attracting customers was also arrested. Antonia Gerda Araujo Pinto, 55, was detained while treating patients at a clinic located in Duque de Caxias (RJ). She was responsible for attracting victims to undergo plastic surgery.
The five prisoners are suspected of being part of a gang that carries out illegal plastic surgery. According to the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, the criminal association used influencers and posts on social networks to lure victims to undergo cosmetic procedures at secret clinics in Baixada Fluminense. Temporary arrest warrants were issued in the neighborhoods of Realengo and Parque Anchieta, as well as the municipalities of Rio das Ostras and Duque de Caxias.
Police closed the clinic in Nova Iguaçu. The place did not have the proper health license. Liposuction, breast augmentation and mastopexy (silicone implants) are among the surgeries performed at the clinic. The group will be liable for criminal association, illegal practice of medicine, serious bodily injury, and carrying out a high-risk service.
Hey UOL He contacted the Iguaçu Plástica Day Clinic by phone, but there was no response. No defense was found for the other prisoners. The field remains open for demonstrations.
The patient was seriously injured
The patient was seriously injured. In November 2023, one of the victims underwent liposuction and suffered serious consequences, being transferred to Adão Pereira Nunes Hospital in serious condition. The investigation showed that the place did not have any structure for possible complications with patients.
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